sooty
131sooty blotch — Plant Pathol. 1. a disease, esp. of apples and pears, characterized by sootlike spots or blotches on the fruit, caused by a fungus, Gloeodes pomigena. 2. a disease of clover, characterized by black, crusty blotches on the underside of the leaves …
132sooty grouse. — See blue grouse. [1880 85] * * * …